Combination gun-cartridge.



No. 002,137. Patented Nov. 20,1900. H, A. TELLERSUN. r 0

. COMBINATION GUN CARTRIDGE.

I (Application filed Mar. 10, 1900.)

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Be it known that I, HENnY A. TELLERSON, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at East Oaklamhconnty of. Alameda, State of 5 California, haveinvent-ed Improvements in a Combination Gun-Cartridge; and I herebydeclare the following to'be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame. i

My invention relates to an improvedcon- 1o struction for gumcartridges.

It consists of the parts and the constructions and combinations of partshereinafter described and claimed.

It also comprises details of construction,

I5 which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, 'in which Figure l is a section, and Fig. 2 is an enlargedview.

In the manufacture of paper and like cartridges there is a' metallicbase to which the paper portion of the cartridge is united, said paperportion being adapted to contain the charge of powder and shot or likeprojectile, and when such cartridges have been used they are practicallydestroyed and cannot be used again.

It is the object of my invention to provide a means for fixing the papershell to the base, 0 so that the paper portion canbe continuouslyrenewed and the more expensive metallic por.

tion can be saved and used indefinitely.

As herein illustrated, A is the head of the metallic portion, having aninterior socket screw-threaded, as shown at 2, and a hole 3 through thecenter.'

4. is the interior metal portion,having a projection at therearscrew-threaded, so that it may be screwed into the part 2. The innero portion of the part 4 is concaved, as shown at" cavity being shown atU. The partlhas acm v responding annular projection 7, which fitsandcoiucides with the groove 6.

The paper shells .8 are cheaply made and -l are fitted tothe head byfirstpushing the part 4 into one end of;-i l1'e ,.shell;, with the screwthreaded portion projecting. Thecorrespondingend of the paper shellSisso disposed that when thepart 4: isscrewed into the part A theho'ttom'or inner endof theshell is crim ped i and turned inwardly,following the curvature of the annular'groove 6 in the head A, and

the projecting rim or flange 7 looks it firmly in place, as is wellshown at 9. The paper shell thus becomes practically a part of themetallic portion, to which it is firmlylocked. The inner portion lisadapted to receive the primer, which fits into it and projects through63 the opening 3 in the outer head A, the primer being thus maintainedin position to be struck by the firing-pin of the gun.

The cartridge which I have herein illustrated is intended to represent ashotgun-car- 7o tridge; but it will be manifest that cartridges may bemade in this manner for any class of gunin which they are available, andas the base, which is the expensive portion, is practicallyindestructible it will be seen that the same base may be used with newpaper shells for an indefinite time, thus greatly reducing the cost ofreloading cartridges.

To prevent the parts of the basebeing accidentally separated, alocking-screw 11 may be inserted through the outer section, so as toengage a hole made in the inner section; this hole being so inclined orformed as to allow for some ditferen'ce in the thickness of the paperand the alinement of the parts, as

clearly shown in Fig. 2.

My riphery of said innerportion being of a. diameter to lit the interiorof a paper or like shell,

said shell having its inner end clamped beof a paper orlike shell isclamped between the the exterior diameter of the head, and an innerdiameter'whieh fits the inwardly-projecting-portion of the inner metalportion, 1

and an annular groove or channel formed in the head and correspondingrim in the inner portion between which the inner end of the v 4 shell iscrimped and clamped;

4. A'cartridge-shell consisting of an outer head and inner metallicportion and a paper shell, means for locking the outer and innermetallic portions together, an annular groove and tongue formed on themeeting endsof the metallic portions whereby the'inner end Witnesses:

wo' metallic portions, a pri mer-seat formed in the inner metallicportion and-a hole through the out-e1- portion through which the primeris exposed to the firing-pin of the gun.

5. In a cartridge, a two-part base with means for removablyzsecn ringthem together, a paper or equivalent shell having one end crimped andclamped between the two, and a pin by whic h the two parts of the baseare secured in their interlocked position, one of the parts of the =hasehaving-a hole with an inclined Wall engaged by said pin to allowforvariations-in the thickness of theshell and to insure the alinementofthe parts.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set'my hand.

HENRY A. TELLERSON.

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